CFS Eternity
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"As the flagship of the Federation, our role is to give a good first impression to any alien civilizations that we come across, and defend the Federation with everything that we have. Out of trillions of people, and out of billions of applicants, the reason that we were selected is because we were the best. We all share a duty, in spite of our home-worlds, our cultures, our species, and we put everything into the Federation. We're here because we've proven that we're the best for the role. So we have to act like it - And work like it. We represent the Federation - So let's do a good job of it." - Exert of the inauguration speech of Captain Luna Sanderson, who took command of the star-ship in 9,990VC
The Commune Federation Star-ship (CFS) Eternity is a star-ship in service of the Stellar Fleet of the Commune Federation, within the Verpletter Dwarf Galaxy. It is the most famous star-ship in service of the Federation, and is the flagship of the Faction. It is currently under the command of Captain Luna Sanderson.
As the Flagship of the Federation, the Eternity has been present at a large number of major events throughout the history of the Commune Federation, and is one of the most well travelled ships in the fleet. It has run countless missions, both diplomatic and militaristic, and has always served with distinction.
It became the most famous ship in the fleet after a three-year event behind the borders of the Kreigsleute Faction, after being cut off from escape in a conflict. Since then, the CFS Eternity has been regarded as one of the most symbolic ships in the entire fleet.
It is considered a great honour to serve on the Eternity, as only the best of the best within the Federations service people are even considered for a space on the ship. Anyone is eligible for service on the Eternity, even new recruits whom show immense potential. All of the new crewmen are personally selected by the acting commander, who selects them using their own judgement.
Service History
Construction
The CFS Eternity was constructed a Barycenter Station between the planets Marx and Engles in 2887VC, and was designed to be a ship that was capable of defending itself while engaging on primarily diplomatic missions. It's purpose was to find new alien life, or Human life, that had not been brought into a Faction in Verpletter, and to establish diplomatic relations, with the end result hopefully being the newfound world becoming a member of the Federation. To this end, it was installed with the best technology and capabilities available to the Federation at the time.
The ship was christened "The Eternity" by the crew whom had worked on it, symbolizing their hope for the Federations continued success well into the future. Captain Vaddon Cadwalader was given the prestigious first command of the Eternity/
Maiden Voyage
The first mission of the Eternity was to a star now known as Riasiys. The Commune Federation had been receiving a series of odd signals from the sector for years, but had never been able to send any ships to the region. With the commission of the Eternity, the Federation was now capable of sending a mission to investigate.
After a two-week trip, the ship arrived at the region, to find that there were no planets, asteroids, or any other celestial bodies aside from the stars. There were almost no space debris whatsoever within the region. Upon closer inspection of the star however, they were able to find an immense number of space stations of various designs, ranging from spherical types to O'Neill Cylinders. Captain Vaddon ordered a communication signal be sent to the station, to which they received a response by a bewildered collection of Humans. Upon learning that there even were other Humans within the Verpletter galaxy, the Humans there rejoiced.
Jtrixostea, the name of the 'nation', were surprised to learn about the wider existence of Humanity throughout the Verpletter galaxy, as they had not been able to leave Riasiys. They were also surprised by the existence of aliens, which they had since come to believe that alien life was a myth. This realization made many of the Jtrixosteans to have to rethink their place in the universe. However, they were very open to travel to the Federation and within several months, had already submitted an application to join the Federation, which was accepted. The first mission of the Eternity was a resounding success.
Design and Capabilities
The Eternity is a large yet fast spaceship, and is capable of holding up to ten-thousand crew members on board comfortably, with their own quarters. In times of needing to transport a large number of people, the ship is capable of transporting over fifty-thousand people. It is also very capable of moving several thousand tons of cargo when the need arises.
It is equipped with ion drives, high calibre weapons, state of the art science labs, recreational centres, and everything else that the Stellar Fleet equips it's star-ships with. The size of the ship is however, paralleled with it's speed. It is capable of using Warp speed, and even at sub-light, it is very capable of moving incredibly quickly. It undergone hundreds of major retrofits and upgrades, and has taken part in countless diplomatic missions and conflict scenarios.